Effective Moderator Skills Prepare Checklist Form (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

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Blackboard Collaborate

Control the Session Checklist

Best Practices:

 Join the session at least 15 minutes ahead of time

 Upload your content

 Protect your Whiteboards if you do not want Participants to download whiteboards

(Tools > Whiteboard > Protect Whiteboards)

 Welcome Participants Individually

 Use your microphone (verifies their speakers/headset is working)

 Have them say something into their microphone (verifies their microphone is

working)

Room Settings

 Make sure that the correct Connection speed is selected.

 Does the Participants need the Application Sharing permission?

 Does the Participants need their Whiteboard tools?

 Set Maximum Simultaneous Talkers

 Set Maximum Simultaneous Video

 Do you want Particpants profiles to be visible? If so, have you turned them on??

 Enable Raise Hand Upon Entering if you’d like to hear when new participants join your

session.

Kickoff Session on the Right Foot

 Welcome Participants

 Recording? Tell Participants before beginning the recording

 If this is your first session, do a quick introduction to the system and point out items they

will need to know (yes/no, hand raise, stepped away, etc).

 Identify how Participants should ask questions

 Introduce text chat – remind participants you can see private messages

Throughout Session

 Speak clearly, smile, and do not rush through your content.

 Use the Whiteboard Pointer to point to items on your content

 Scan the entire screen – watching for indicators that your Participants are having audio

trouble.

 Ask questions which provide opportunity for interaction.

At the End

 Thank participants for their attendance.

 Stop the session recorder.

 Save or Print your whiteboard screens.

 Save chat messages (if needed).

 Make sure everyone has exited the room. (Remember: the recorder link will not be

generated until everyone has left the session).

Effective Moderator Skills

Last Updated 11/19/14

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